Rut 2013

• Oct 27, 2013

• #1

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AV8OR

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Jan 22, 2010

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Post updates and signs of the rut in your area.

My hunting farm in Forest Hill is pretty slow. No sign in Parkton either.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #2

Alea Jacta Est

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Jan 7, 2013

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on a hill...in the woods...by the creek

Judging by the deer kill on 83N and 15N and 390 and 90, the first rut is darned close if not upon us.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #3

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yotaboy24

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Mar 12, 2009

352

Haven't seen any. Guy where I hunt said the bucks were still hanging together.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #4

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Speed3

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Aug 19, 2011

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MD

Seen a good bit of rubs and scraps...this was last weekend

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #5

SOMDSHOOT

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Nov 18, 2009

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Indian Head

Little early for the Rut yet...

There's rubs and scraps everywhere. They start rubbing when the Velvet starts coming off. Bucks will scrape year around.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #6

Crab Bait

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Mar 2, 2011

1,372

Pasadena

Bucks still together...

but maybe they are starting to compete...

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #7

mark71211

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Sep 10, 2012

2,234

Edgewater

Last week I did not see a one scrape and maybe a couple rubs. Noting yet

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #8

GUNSnROTORS

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Jun 7, 2013

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hic sunt dracones

They say a few does come into estrus a month early. Saw a buck chasing a doe (out of bow range) this morning. Watched another buck yesterday afternoon, just moving and feeding. I could smell him from 70 yards, but he didn't act like he was rutting. Haven't pulled out the grunt call or rattling bag yet ...

 

• Oct 27, 2013

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crowmd

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Mar 3, 2013

356

bucks still together in st marys where i am

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #10

IndispensableDestiny

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Apr 1, 2009

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Hazzard Precinct, Harford County, MD

Saw a young buck chasing does last Friday, Oct 17. Watched two nice bucks lock horns this Friday. If I had my crossbow, I could have shot one. I'm seeing new scrapes and rubs in the same area, but my game cameras show they are coming though at night.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #11

CrabbyMcNab

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Feb 1, 2009

2,474

Grunting and chasing a doe Saturday morning till my arrow interrupt ed him.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #12

Wiley

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Jul 23, 2013

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Montgomery County

Saw a decent buck chasing a small doe (that was running as fast as I have ever seen a deer go) late last week. Nothing else since resembling rut behavior here in western Montgomery County.

 

• Oct 27, 2013

• #13

itsslow98

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Nov 8, 2010

2,018

Harford County, MD

Saw a nice 8 yesterday and it didnt look like he had any women on his mind yet. Have seen some rubs that weren't there recently but that's prolly the 1.5yr olds chomping at the bit.

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #14

1obxnut

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Aug 21, 2013

61

Silver Spring, MoCo

Here's a rub in MoCo..poor tree..got rubbed last year too..lol

 

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• Oct 28, 2013

• #15

wilcam47

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Apr 4, 2008

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Changed zip code

not that it matters for me since I already got my deer for the season....but cold weather has moved in and it should be good for the rut here...its usually around 11nov here.

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #16

foxtrapper

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Sep 11, 2007

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Havre de Grace

Next full moon is when the peak will be. Almost always is. One year I could hear deer moving around at night in the cornfield, and grunting sounds, and it was a beautiful full hunter's moon that night. The farmers there always cut very late.

 

• Oct 30, 2013

• #17

Kevp

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Apr 17, 2008

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I hunted Sunday afternoon at my lease in Harford County. I saw a spike get his butt kicked out of a thicket by a doe. He was breathing heavy and tongue hanging out. Had a small 8pt running a doe. Finally, had a big bodied 6pt run 2 does hard. He was grunting the whole way. Granted the big boys aren't active yet, but things are starting to heat up. It was fairly cold on Sunday. This warm snap might slow down activity.

 

• Oct 30, 2013

• #18

DrunkUncles

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Mar 18, 2011

628

Edgewater MD

It's gotta be soon but I hope this little warm up does not effect it.

 

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• Oct 30, 2013

• #19

mark71211

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Sep 10, 2012

2,234

Edgewater

When is the next full moon?

 

• Oct 30, 2013

• #20

jimbobborg

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Aug 2, 2010

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Northern Virginia

The moon is currently waning, it was full last week. So nighttime feeding will be down by the time my muzzleloader season starts, which is this Saturday.